Chinese Mole Shrew vs Veatch's dodder

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Cuscuta veatchii

Key Differences

  • Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Veatch's dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Mole Shrew Veatch's dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Soricidae Convolvulaceae
Genus Anourosorex Cuscuta
Species Anourosorex squamipes Cuscuta veatchii

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Veatch's dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Mole Shrew Veatch's dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Veatch's dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Chinese Mole Shrew

The Chinese Mole Shrew (Anourosorex squamipes) is a species in the genus Anourosorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Veatch's dodder

No description available.

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